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Mail ISIMA / LIMOS✯

It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to consult the documentation below to discover and familiarize yourself with the new Webmail.

Let's take a look at what the ISIMA/LIMOS mail server has to offer, what its features are, how to use it and how to customize your personal space on it. But first, some context...

Context - Global Overview✯

ISIMA and LIMOS staff have 3 email addresses:

  • an address @isima.fr
  • an address @limos.fr
  • an address @uca.fr (for staff working at the university): Reminder: This mail account is not managed by the ISIMA IT team, but by the central IT services of the university

It is important to understand here that your @isima.fr and @limos.fr addresses correspond to the same mailbox. The aim is to give staff the ability to communicate with the identity they choose, depending on their teaching or research activities.

Whether you receive mail on myaddress@isima.fr or myaddress@limos.fr, it will arrive in the same mailbox. These are simply two identities for a single mailbox with which you can communicate.

Aliases✯

There are a number of functional addresses, aliases or mailing lists: for the registrar's office, secretariat, associations, classes, groups, teachers, etc. It is possible to add new legitimate and relevant addresses on request.

"Lifetime" email address for students via ANELIS✯

For an email address that will follow you after you leave the school, see the Anelis association.

Email Clients - Desktop Application✯

It is recommended to use an email client to retrieve your emails when you are at your workstation. This is all the more recommended when you use several email addresses.

RECOMMENDED

Although any client can work with the mail service, it should be noted that the best supported client is Mozilla Thunderbird.

You will find documentation for each of these clients, including mobile configuration of your mail. Here is the list of documented clients:

Mail client configuration settings✯

Most mail clients are able to automatically configure your mail account once you have entered your email address and password (Thunderbird, Mail(iOS), FairEmail...). However, some are not. Here, if necessary, are the settings to enter in your mail clients to configure your mailbox:

Receiving:

  • Server: imap.limos.fr (same for isima.fr addresses)
  • Protocol: IMAP
  • Encryption: SSL
  • Port: 993
  • Password: PLAIN (not always required)

Sending:

  • Server: smtp.limos.fr (same for isima.fr addresses)
  • Protocol: SMTP (Submission)
  • Encryption: STARTTLS (TLS)
  • Port: 587
  • Password: PLAIN (not always required)

Open-Xchange - Webmail✯

Specific documentation for the Webmail can be found here.

The new Webmail offers new features and collaboration tools to users.

It can be accessed here https://webmail.isima.fr or here https://webmail.limos.fr. It will allow you to retrieve and send your emails (@isima.fr, @limos.fr, @uca.fr and others), access the ISIMA/LIMOS address book, your calendars and customize these services (signatures, auto-reply, forward, mail filters...).

This Webmail offers many new features:

  • Sharing calendars with people/groups of people
  • Sharing email folders. You can define specific rights for each person/group of people with whom you share
  • Sharing address books
  • You can retrieve emails from several mail accounts (ISIMA/LIMOS service mailbox, UCA mailbox, personal mailbox...)
  • You can easily manage your different identities for sending emails (the address you use to write)
  • You can create mail filters (much more efficient than creating them in your Thunderbird mail client, Outlook...)
  • You can set up a forward to another of your email addresses
  • You can set an automatic reply message in case of absence
  • ...

Most of these features are also accessible via your usual mail client (especially Thunderbird, but also Outlook, Mail...).